Info for Researchers

1. NIH Common Fund’s High Risk Reward Program: New Funding Opportunity for the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award
2. Research Development and Grant Writing News July Issue
3. Upcoming Research Grant Opportunities
4. Grant Writing Crash Course
5. CAREER Workshop materials posted

1.    NIH Common Fund’s High Risk Reward Program: New Funding Opportunity for the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award

The Office of Sponsored Projects would like to invite you to a re-broadcast of the “NIH Common Fund’s High Risk Reward Program: New Funding Opportunity for the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award” webinar on Wed., Jul. 18 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. in the Research Administration Building (RAB), Conference Room 117.

The NIH Common Fund (formerly the NIH Roadmap) encourages collaboration and supports a series of exceptionally high impact, trans-NIH programs. The NIH Director’s Transformative Research Awards fund exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional clinical, basic, and/or behavioral/social science research with broad impact. Individual or multi-PI applications and research projects with large budgets are welcome. Little or no preliminary data is expected.

The deadline for submitting Transformative Research Project applications is Sep. 21, 2012 with Letters of intent due by Aug. 21, 2012. See the instructions in the RFA-RM-12.017.

Please RSVP to Elizabeth Johnsen by Tues., Jul. 17.
 

2.    Research Development and Grant Writing News July Issue

The Office of the VP for Research has subscribed to Research Development and Grant Writing News, a monthly electronic newsletter published by Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC. The newsletter is content rich, and focused on how to compete successfully for research and education funding from federal agencies and foundations. The newsletter is available for unlimited distribution within the University; we hope you will find this to be a good resource. The newsletter will be available in FYI, and posted to Unite.

3.    Upcoming Research Grant Opportunities

Intramural Funding Opportunities

Funding Incentive Seed Grant Program
Deadline: Aug. 20, 2012

URC Faculty Research and Creative Grant Award
Deadline: Aug. 20, 2012

Limited Submission Opportunities
(apply through CIS in the Limited Submission Application link)

Centers of Excellence for Research on CAM
Internal submission deadline: Aug. 2, 2012

Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS)
Internal submission deadline: Aug. 9, 2012

NIDCD Research Core Centers
Internal submission deadline: Aug. 9, 2012

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track-1 (RII Track-1)
Internal submission deadline: Aug. 9, 2012

NIGMS National Centers for Systems Biology (P50)
Internal submission deadline: Aug. 30, 2012

Academic-Community Partnership Community Series (R13)
Internal submission deadline: Aug. 30, 2012

Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC)
Internal submission deadline: Aug. 30, 2012

Major Research Instrumentation Program
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 6, 2012

4.    Grant Writing Crash Course

Registration for the Fall 2012 “Grant Writing Crash Course” is now available.

Oct. 12-14, 2012
The Lodges at Deer Valley Resort
Park City, Utah

Experienced University of Utah faculty will provide individualized instruction in the mechanics of effective grant proposal writing, how to sell your idea to a sponsoring agency, how to develop specific aims and justifications, and the political and social aspects of “grantsmanship.” Participants will work on their grant proposals at the Crash Course, receiving real-time feedback to strengthen their proposals and enhance their likelihood of funding. A high faculty to trainee (PI) ratio is provided, so the number of spaces available for attendees is restricted. If you do not have seed or personal funding available for the registration fee, we encourage you to discuss other options with your Department Chair or Research Dean. Registration fees include two nights lodging at the Deer Valley Resort, use of recreational facilities, and most meals. A spouse and up to two children are welcome to accompany the participant (additional charge if more than two children attend).

Attendance is highly limited, so you are encouraged to reserve your place as soon as possible. To register, or for more information, please contact Tony Onofrietti, Director of Research Education, or call 801-585-3492.

The “Grant Writing Crash Course” is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and led by Gary C. Schoenwolf, Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy.

5.    CAREER Workshop materials posted

Now Available! The archived videos and grant writing materials presented in the 2012 CAREER Grant Writing Workshop, sponsored by The College of Engineering in preparation for the July deadlines. The workshop meets every 2 weeks from May-Jul to work on grants, review each others’ grants, discuss issues related to the CAREER grants, etc. This workshop will be advertised yearly through RATS.

NSF Grant Writing Workshop (2012) archived videos
NSF Grant Writing materials (UNITE login is simply your UNID and CIS password): This includes the Richard Inouye Career grant presentation materials
Education Plan materials (UNITE login is simply your UNID and CIS password)